Abdul Rasheed Ghazi killed

Tuesday 10th July 2007

Abdul Rasheed Ghazi killed

The news just came in. Abdul Rasheed, the mulla (or cleric)
at the head of the Lal Masjid mosque complex insurgency, has
been killed by security forces in a crossfire after refusing to surrender.
The official figures are at about 50 militants dead and 50 women and
children rescued. Still no word on any other casualties, though it's
likely that a few military personnel and even some civilians have lost
their lives. It shouldn't be long now before the whole thing is over.

Blue Area, Islamabad's main belt of commercial activity, has been
sealed, allegedly after a few stray bullets hit some of the buildings.
There was also news of a person getting shot in the ankle from a stray
bullet in F-6 sector though that is at least a couple of kilometers away
and there's been no official word on these incidences yet.